按 àn
verb | preposition
: to press; to push
: to leave aside or shelve
: to control; to restrain
: to keep one’s hand on
: to check or refer to
: according to
: in the light of
: (of an editor or author) to make a comment
Kun Reading
按じる OR 按ずる | あんじる anjiru OR あんずる anzuru
ichidan verb | transitive verb | zuru verb
: to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear
: to investigate; to consider; to plan
: to pat; to rub; to take a sword in one’s hand
抑える OR 押える | おさえる osaeru
ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb
: to seize; to grasp; to arrest
: to gain control of something; to govern; to keep down (e.g. information); to suppress
: to catch happening; to determine (important points); to find (proof); to understand
調べる | しらべる shiraberu
ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to examine; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search
On Reading
アン an
按照 an4zhao4: according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of
[よれば yoreba: according to]按時[时] an4shi2: on time; before deadline; on schedule
[時間通り | じかんどおり jikan doori: on timeOR
定刻通り | ていこくどおり teikoku doori: on schedule; on time]
按察 an4cha2: to investigate
[あぜち azechi: travelling inspector of the provincial governments (Nara- and Heian-period position)]
按摩 an4mo2: massage; to massage
[按摩 | あんま anma: massage, esp. the Anma Japanese type of massage;: (Sensitive) masseur; masseuse]
按勞分配 [按劳分配] an4 lao1 fen1pei4: distribution according to work
按下 an4xia4: to press down; to press a button
編者按 [编者按] bian1zhe3 an4: editor’s commentary
Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
按理說 [按理说] an4 li3 shuo1
: it is reasonable to say that…
按圖索驥 [按图索骥] an4 tu2 suo3 ji4
: lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture; fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines; to try and find something with the help of a clue
按兵不動 [按兵不动] an4 bing1 bu4 dong4
: to hold back one’s troops without moving; to bide one’s time
按質定價 [按质定价] an4 zhi4 ding4 jia4
: to fix a price based on quality
按部就班 an4 bu4 jiu4 ban1
: to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine
嚴格按照 [严格按照] yan2 ge2 an4 zhao4
: strictly according to
形声 Pictophonetic.
扌 (shou3: hand radical 64) suggests the meaning while
安 (an1: peaceful; quiet) provides the sound.
Specialized Semantic:
搵 [揾] wen4: (literary) to wipe off/away (tears); to press with one’s fingers; to immerse; (Cant.) to search, look for
[on: オン on]
Examples:
萬一發生火災，按鈴。
wan yi1 fa1sheng1 huo3zai1, an4 ling2
In case of fire, ring the bell.
